SEPANG, Malaysia, 14 February 2018: As Chinese New Year gets underway, AirAsia Group issued a travel advisory telling passengers to arrive early to check-in for flights. Passengers travelling on AirAsia and AirAsia X should arrive at Sepang airport at least…Read more ›

LANGKAWI, Feb 14 —The promotion of Langkawi had moved to “space hyperdrive”, when it was mentioned in the latest American science fiction television series, Star Trek: Discovery. Captain Philippa Georgiou is suddenly becoming a household name in Langkawi, not for being…Read more ›

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 ― AirAsia X is offering two-to-go fares to Bali, Jaipur, Jeju, Taipei, Seoul, Osaka, Hokkaido and Hawaii from RM288 one-way, including taxes, and available for booking from today until February 18, 2018. In a statement today,…Read more ›

KOTA KINABALU: Visitors making their way to the state capital over the next three weeks can count themselves lucky if they find hotel rooms without prior bookings. Rooms at most three to five-star hotels are fully booked for the rest…Read more ›

PUTRAJAYA — All immigration counters in the country’s entrance and exit points will be fully operational to facilitate smooth movement of people during the coming Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations. Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali said the move began…Read more ›

COLLECTIVELY, Airbnb hosts in Malaysia earned US$48.1 million last year, more than double the US$23.3 million they earned in 2016. And that is just 97% of receipts (3% is kept by Airbnb). So when Robin Kwok, Airbnb country manager for…Read more ›

BANGKOK: Tourism Malaysia is hopeful the upcoming 24-hour operations at Bukit Kayu Hitam immigration checkpoint will facilitate more tourist arrivals from Thailand via road. Its deputy chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Omar said the government was working towards extending the operation…Read more ›

PETALING JAYA, FEB 10 — More than 327,000 visa and entry passes were issued to Chinese Nationals coming into the country last month, The Star reported today. Malaysian Ambassador to China Datuk Zainuddin Yahya said this is in comparison to 193,000 issued…Read more ›

SEPANG: In conjunction with the with the Chinese New year festive season, the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has projected a surge of nearly 40% in daily passenger movement at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International…Read more ›

GEORGE TOWN: Qatar Airways commenced its maiden Penang-bound flight, which took off from Doha at 2.30am (Doha Time). Flight QR850 touched down at Penang International Airport at about 2.35pm, and was welcomed with a rainshower shot from two water cannons…Read more ›

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 6: The Penang International Airport (PIA) is expected to welcome two regional airlines this year prior to the expansion to increase its passenger capacity. Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) Managing Director, Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, said the two airlines had never flown…Read more ›

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Group has unveiled its Fast Airport Clearance Experience System (FACES), Malaysia’s first airport facial recognition system with self-boarding gate, making it the first airline in Asia to offer the latest biometric facial recognition technology. Fully owned and…Read more ›